Acetylene lamp and lighting device for automobiles and other vehicles.



No. 875,942. PATENTED JAN. 7. 1908.

s. M. MEYER. AGE'TYLBNE LAMP AND LIGHTING nsv cs FOR AUTOMOBILES AND OTHER VEHICLES. APPLICATION FILED DEO.21.1905.

Smve'nlioz aat w 7 PATBNTED JAN. 7. 19-08.

} s.-M. MEYER. AGETYLBNBLAMBAND LIGHTING DBVIGB Boa AUTOMOBILES AND OTHER VEHIGLES.

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' I N V E N TOR Q Attorney! 30 lamps; euimble for an automobile.

. "UNITED sin-WE PATENT OFFICE.

SVEND MARTIN nn'rnn, or xnw YORK, N. Y., ASSIGXOR T enonrm m.wmMIimim mm-mln on raw Yonin, Y.

AQET LENE LAMP AND LIGHTING DEVICE non .AU'IOMOBLLES .zAnn-ao'lmm VEHICLES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filel December 21, 1906. Serial No. 292.852-

batteries and switchh'oerclmni its accessories suitable forautoniohiles and other vehicles and enabling the operator, without leaving his seat, to ins-ta-ntly'light or extinguish any one or h ll of the lamps on the machine.

-The invention furtherrelates to details in construction and arrangement of'the swithhoerd', h-ett rie's" and lamp connections,

rheans'for mQu-n ting the generator remove-lily in the *rmrneand' other details hereineiter sfieeifiestlly described" and elaimeclf.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is-a' fila 'n' vievv'of thegas generating and selfliflhtingapparatus. Fig; 2- is' a rear elevation o the same. Fig. 3 is a. diagrammatic \"iGW omitting the genera-tor;.ilh1strating a. role-tire.

arren e'ment of the switchboard, generatorbed, electric batterles, lamp-connections and a Ele'tsi'il elei eitiori of one of the lamp burners shoeing, the made of removably"niounting thereon aneleetric lighting coil adapted to be outoinaticalli defies ted away froin" the lei-he by the heetof the latter, after lighting.

In Fig. 3; 1, 2,-3, L and 5 indicate the location of the several lamps. .as commonly arranged on an allt onibili. a r

In Fig. 1 and 2; 6 represents an iicetylene wgenerator, the details in construction of which need not lee-specifically descrilaed. as

they form no part of mypresent invention. The valve lever for controlling the water feed .and. generation of gas, is shown at '7'. 8 shows the gas-outlet from \\l1l.(.lfl in. practice, connection is made by flexible and other tubes to the several lamps. 9 r 'irese1'1ts electric batteries for lighting: the lamps, mounted together with thegenerzrtor (5 in a 50.connecting frame or heel 1H.

14 15 indicate the several reminding: wires controlled hy'a switchboard .16 For commune eating electricity from one pole or the com- Figi lis M Ward into open slots or 110 29 cylinders 9.; Chi-mp.

- when the genera-toris pin.

blHL-(l ljmtteries to one end .Uf' tl-llll] lighting eoil -33 on ear-h lamps, and 18 the return x311 site pole of the lm-ttoriers The switeh-lever 19 s\ pivot .20 and may have t me 120 or less, :lsiniliczrted in I i i ided. with (l- 'Join ter 2.1 n ilivn'torscale numbe with the r espeetire lamp H position to r-vhielr the lerfer mus light any of the liii'n is, l) Q0l1l )l lill electirc cirmit through hei "r lighting Coils. At either ii lovement of the lever; the as is indira-tecl b3 the w the ' 2. :f i n renterscale (Fig. 2). l 79 To tightlysecure the. co era-tor, ancl pernut its ree m charging with oer-hid and cover is held dpvqi b three-(led in a vol e 24 hi body of the generator.

enable the renio'val for nonyenience in clearing o rebharg ingand for re'psi o the genera-i(Jr-cylinder 1. 26' fixed in the frinine 1.0 pr; ;n by clamp-nuts 2 studs projectingf f1 1 I geiierzitor-efylinclei ii'hiel'r stint therefor in rigid hrs-tigers 3Q. suitable position from tlr provided, threaded in flange of thegenerator screwed in. to'tightly chnnp The mode of mountingthe 0100. trio lighting coils on the several lainp-lz-urners is illustraterl. in Fig. 4. 11. represeii'is an insulated conrlmztingr wire from one pole of the lien-( v (the siti\'(- for example) connectml'to a post 3'' to one end. of which the in'vmnloscingr (coil 32' is; attached. The post 32 mmle 01' two united plates of rlii'l'ermlt metal of diverse ('*X]'):'i]1$ll)llll'.} by heat, so that heat from-tho llama :lftorlighting' causes deflection oi the post 32 to :1 p0 sition such as indicntm'l. hy dottml. lines, carrying with it the coil 33 and removing: the latter from oonta-et or close proxin'iity with the flame. The negative end ot the col 133 is mounted by a stud ,34 one collar 35' supported through an insulating'bushing 36.011 i the upper en of the deflectable post 32 'and connected by a flexible wirei37'w1th a clam collar 38 on which the bottom post .32 is mounted through an insulatin medium 39, so that the entire lightin' G01 and its mountings may be readily appl ed to and removed from the burner-tn e. 18 represents the return wire connecting the collar 38 with thene'gative pole of the so as to complete the circuit through.

l norma tremity light all switch-lever is simply thrown from one end to the other of its movement, dwelling an instant on each number to give time for the respective lighting coils to become incandescent. If onl one or more selected lamps areto be lighte the lever is moved quickly to the proper number (or numbers in succession) and as soon as the lighting is eflected is thrown to the end of its stroke, the lamps on whose numbers the switch lever does not stop being unaflected bythe movement. 1

Having thus described my invention, the following is what I claim as new therein and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. An acet lene lampand self-lighting system for vehicles comprising an acetylene generator and an electric battery mounted together in a connecting frame a series of suitably arranged lamps, conductors connecting from the battery to the several lamps and a switch closing the-circuits through t e several lamps for lighting selected lam s at the will of the operator, substantial y as described.

2. The combination of an acetylene generator 6, a bed 26 on which it is removably mounted, electric'batteries 9, 9, means for clam in the generator securely to the generator' hed and battery cylinders, a series of suitably through the seveira end of t e I from, agenerator' 19 being in a arranged lamps, conductors con-l heating the batteries with the several lamps and aswitch closin the. respective circuits lam s,- soas to light selected lamps, substantia ly as described. ,3. The combination of an acetylene generator, a'series' of lamps supp ed, e'.ectric' batteries and means for securely and removablymounting the generator cylinder on a supporting frame through-the medium of the'be electric conductors connecting. the several lamps with the batteries, a switch .on .the generator frame adapted to close the several electric circuits through the respective lamps lied with gas there and batteries,"

and an indicator for the switch marked to correspond with the several lamps to enable the lighting of selected lamps, substantially as described.

4. In an acetylene lamp forvehi'cles, the l com ination of an acetylene lamp-burner, an lncandescing coil for igniting said burner, a thermally deflectable ost on which said cm] is mounted, means or supporting both ends of the incandescing coil on said post and insulating said ends one from the other, a clamp collar by which the deflectable post and incandescing coil are removably mounted. on the burner, a flexible electrical connection between said collar and one end of the incandescing coil insulated from the other 1 end thereof,- electrical connection from one pole of a source of electricity to said clampcollar and thence to one end of the incandescing coil and electric connection from the opposite pole to the other end of said'coil, substantially as described.

5. Ancetylene lamp and self; lighting system for automobiles comprising an acetylene generator and an electric attery, a series of suitably arranged lamps, conductors connecting from the battery to the several lamps and a switch closing the circuits thro ugh the several lamps for lighting selected lamps at the willof the operator.

SVEND MARTIN MEYER.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM P. Harmon), Ocravms KNIGHT. 

